AP English (East Ridge HS--Hawkins)   Tags: east ridge, english, hawkins, novel  

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Students will be conducting scholarly research for the novels they are reading and studying.

Study Plan:

Research the novel of choice, which includes following criteria:

• Critical commentary on the novel's content: historical impact, characterization, theme, symbolism, social significance, setting, point of view, connection (if any) with the author's background and the novel's content, etc.
• May use 1 good biographical or autobiographical source
• May use 1 encyclopedia (may NOT be Wikipedia)
• May NOT use Sparknotes, Monarch notes, BookRag, etc. (May use for own use, but may not use for a scholarly reference in the paper itself)
• Should use a combination of online sources and hard copy reference and print sources
• Minimum of 8 sources to be included in bibliiograph; must USE at least 5 to cite from in the paper
• Paper will be 5 to 10 pages long, double spaced, one-inch margins, 12-pt Times New Roman (typical MLA format)
• Bibliography page to be included at end of paper
• Outline page to be included at beginning of paper
• Due date of paper:  March ____

 The novels are:

• Don Quixote
• Wuthering Heights
• Native Son
• Jane Eyre
• Moby Dick
• The Invisible Man
• Beloved
• Equus
• Crime and Punishment
• The Color Purple
• Twelfth Night
• Antony and Cleopatra
• A Separate Peace
• The Portrait of a Lady
• An Enemy of the People
• The Metamorphosis
• The Awakening
• Catch 22